Greg Betancourt and Bill Topliff were the overall champions of the 2023 Member/Guest Tournament at Miami Lakes Golf Course held from Oct. 12-14. The tournament featured 16 two-player teams. Betancourt put his team ahead in the overall title chase with a 22-foot birdie putt on the first hole of a three-hole playoff, and then Topliff essentially sealed the crown by sticking his tee shot from 145 yards to 2 feet on the next...

    Drivers who travel on Commerce Way and Oak Lane in Miami Lakes know how those streets flood after storms.     To alleviate the high water, the town is installing new drainage systems in Business Park West. Work was set to begin Nov. 1 along Commerce Way.      Road construction will continue on the streets marked in red in the map. It is scheduled to end in August 2024.     ...

     After nearly three years of litigation, the town council approved the $4.5 million purchase of a property that is blocking the path of a proposed road on the east side of town.      The eminent domain settlement will allow the town to demolish a building owned by Michael Spetko and his family’s firm, TSC Investments, LLC, at 5951 NW 151st St. It has offices, a mechanic’s garage and warehouse...

      This month’s Do The Right Thing awards honored three students who attend schools in Miami Lakes. Miguel Barrios and Matthew Diaz of Miami Lakes Middle School and Jeremy “JJ” Matthews of Bob Graham Education Center are among students honored each month for making good decisions at their schools.       Do the Right Thing of Miami, Inc. and City of Miami Police recognized Miguel and...

     The Miami Lakes Veterans Committee has chosen U.S. Army veteran Makissa Lewis as grand marshal for the 44th Annual Veterans Parade.       “I feel so honored,” Lewis, 44, of Port St. Lucie said about leading the parade on Sunday, Nov. 5. “I feel like I’ll be able to represent to the veterans population that you can overcome your disability.”      Lewis...